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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 47747" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Just my 2 cents again - but yes, I would agree with you getting a new lawyer that is with you every step of the way. It sounds like these social service people are not on your side, and you need a lawyer that knows that, and knows how to navigate the system on your behalf. I think I would also give the timeline you made to both social services and your new lawyer. I would leave no stone unturned.</p><p></p><p>As far as a diagnosis of bi-polar - it is really hard to make a diagnosis when he is on a SSRI, because medications like Prozac can actually cause some children to have similar symptoms to bi-polar. Did he start the manic like symptoms when he started the Prozac? Or before? Certainly jumping out of cars, stealing, etc. are all things my son has done when manic. In fact at the height of a manic episode he will steal anything and everything that he thinks he can get away with. He has absolutely no impulse control, and it is very scary. </p><p></p><p>If a person tried to assess my son's diagnosis just based on what he does when he is manic, then they would probably assess he has conduct disorder - which is what your legal system is doing to your son. They have not seen the whole picture, all the ups and downs and nuances of your son's illness - and therefore they are ill equipped to make a life altering decision about his future. And this is the very thing a new lawyer MUST show and prove to the justice system and social services.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there - it sounds you are really making some progress on pulling everything together for the court date,,,,,,,,,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 47747, member: 3301"] Just my 2 cents again - but yes, I would agree with you getting a new lawyer that is with you every step of the way. It sounds like these social service people are not on your side, and you need a lawyer that knows that, and knows how to navigate the system on your behalf. I think I would also give the timeline you made to both social services and your new lawyer. I would leave no stone unturned. As far as a diagnosis of bi-polar - it is really hard to make a diagnosis when he is on a SSRI, because medications like Prozac can actually cause some children to have similar symptoms to bi-polar. Did he start the manic like symptoms when he started the Prozac? Or before? Certainly jumping out of cars, stealing, etc. are all things my son has done when manic. In fact at the height of a manic episode he will steal anything and everything that he thinks he can get away with. He has absolutely no impulse control, and it is very scary. If a person tried to assess my son's diagnosis just based on what he does when he is manic, then they would probably assess he has conduct disorder - which is what your legal system is doing to your son. They have not seen the whole picture, all the ups and downs and nuances of your son's illness - and therefore they are ill equipped to make a life altering decision about his future. And this is the very thing a new lawyer MUST show and prove to the justice system and social services. Hang in there - it sounds you are really making some progress on pulling everything together for the court date,,,,,,,,, [/QUOTE]
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